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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
3
The text surveys fashion, finance, food, and urban life with sardonic humor. It mentions smoking and odors, a prizefighter, a coin showing Liberty, dye shortages, a watercycle incident, and apples forecasts. It notes delusional forgers, back yard gardens, and the odorless onion amid changing tastes and shortages.
A British officer describes a 500 mile front from the North Sea to Switzerland as a deadly trench line. He notes constant danger, countless rat-infested dugouts, and armies of men with vast ammunition, all under a grim, machine-like military order.
Trial free offer by mail with Book. Cuticura Soap cleanses while Ointment soothes and heals rashes eczema pimples dandruff and sore hands. Relief is immediate for many cases and healing can be complete and permanent. Free sample by postcard to Cuticura Dept Ly Boston. Sold everywhere. Roundabout Way cartoon and jokes follow about aviation and a married couple. Elixir Babek touted for malaria in the Philippines with testimonials from troops and druggists. 30 cents or prepaid via Kloczewski & Co Washington DC.
A dialogue quotes Senator Shorn warning about the country facing constant peril. He says the future may force him to be in the minority or retire to private life, reflecting on political instability and personal sacrifice.
Colonial era ad copy promotes MOTHERS JOY SALVE for colds croup pneumonia and asthma and GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT for neuralgia rheumatism and sprains. Also features Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets liver bowel regulator and a crude note about coal prices and population figures.
North Carolina brigade votes at Camp Stewart El Paso with Wilson winning by 109 in the Seventh Division. Pennsylvania outfits show a surprisingly large Wilson vote. First Regiment football to play Fifth Ohio Sunday. Private E M Jarvis wounded, recovering at Fort Bliss hospital. General Young wards off larger forces and wagon trains escape with money. Third Regiment best behaved with 22 arrests as camp works to curb open saloons in Texas.
The article reports Democrats leading by over 80 000 overall with Weaver and Britt both claiming election in the Tenth District. It notes a statewide Democratic plurality likely over 50 000, while constitutional amendments show weak turnout but some passage. It compares current figures to historic statewide margins from past governors and elections.
February 22 is chosen for the inauguration of Prof. W. C. Riddick as president of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. A faculty committee outlined a tentative program and speakers while the board of trustees provided funds and named an arrangements committee. Capt. H. H. Broadhurst will head the cadet corps procession and seating for the exercises.
Special report from Washington shows candidate spending filed with the house clerk ten days before the election. District by district figures list party, candidate, and amounts ranging from none to thousands of dollars for both Democratic and Republican contenders.
North Carolina news briefs note a drainage company reclaiming over 9 000 acres near Bayboro Pamlico County for township settlement and colonization. A and M will gain a nucleus stadium site as the class of 1916 leaves a completed section. Hyde County development and railroad opening prospects attract attention while Arbor Day observances occur at Lenoir with a Forest Service address by BE Murray Bruner.
A reader from Englewood Illinois relates relief from headaches nervousness and hot flashes after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges others to try the mix and notes medical professionals may not always provide better results.
A humorous exchange about adapting to farm life. One person finds farm days lacking in the usual exercise. The other recalls his prior fitness by joking about dodging wagons streetcars and cars and leaping over street holes.
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